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Does CSS left, right, top, bottom Work in HTML Email?

Offsets a positioned element from its reference edges — left, right, top, and bottom.

Quick Answer

Does left, right, top, bottom work in HTML email?

The CSS left, right, top, bottom property is supported in Outlook (Mac / Web), Apple Mail, Thunderbird, ProtonMail, and others. It is NOT supported in Gmail, Outlook (Windows), Yahoo! Mail. Always include a safe fallback for unsupported clients.

Which Email Clients Support CSS left, right, top, bottom?

CSS support for left, right, top, bottom across email clients

Email ClientDesktopMobile / WebNotes
Gmail✗ No✗ No
Outlook (Windows)✗ No?
Outlook (Mac / Web)✓ Yes✓ Yes
Apple Mail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Yahoo! Mail✗ No✗ No
Samsung Email?~ Partial
Thunderbird✓ Yes?
ProtonMail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Fastmail✓ Yes?

Notes

  • #1 Partial. `left` and `top` are not supported.
  • #2 Partial. Percentages values are not supported.

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